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  1. A Forest Service firefighter walks on a fire break line as the 2009 Station Fire burns in the Angeles National Forest in California. Kevork Djansezian//Getty Images

    As wildfire season looms, sequester cuts firefighters

    The sequester will cost the Forest Service about 500 firefighters and 50 fire engines this year, even as the agency expects another rough season of drought-fueled wildfires.

    • May. 13, 2013

  2. Obama directs agencies to make more data public

    Agencies are under more pressure to release government data to the public and ensure it is packaged in formats that promote widespread use and dissemination.

    • May. 9, 2013
  3. President Obama announces Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Anthony Foxx, left, as his nominee for Secretary of Transportation during an April 29 news conference at the White House. Win McNamee /Getty Images

    Obama taps Charlotte mayor to head Transportation

    President Obama announced Monday his choice of Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx to be his next Transportation secretary, heralding the young mayor for revitalizing his city with critical investments in its transportation infrastructure.

    • Apr. 30, 2013
  4. NASA has been ranked the most innovative large agency for three consecutive years in an analysis by the Partnership for Public Service. Pictured: NASA employees celebrate as the first pictures appear on screen after a successful landing of the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover on Aug. 5. Brian van der Brug/Getty Images, pool

    Feds feel less empowered to innovate, survey finds

    Most federal employees look for ways to be innovative and do their jobs better, but an increasing number of feds don't feel empowered to do that, according to a new analysis by the Partnership for Public Service.

    • Apr. 29, 2013
  5. Sylvia M. Burwell was confirmed April 24 to lead the Office of Management and Budget. Thomas Brown / Federal Times

    Senate confirms Burwell to lead OMB

    Sylvia Burwell won unanimous Senate confirmation Wednesday to be the next director of the Office of Management and Budget.

    • Apr. 24, 2013
  6. Projected savings related to 215 program cuts and consolidations in the president's budget proposal would amount to more than $25 billion in savings next year, OMB Controller Danny Werfel said in a Tuesday post on the agency's official blog. Military Times

    Obama budget to propose 215 program cuts, consolidations

    The Obama administration will propose 215 program cuts, consolidations and other savings as part of its fiscal 2014 budget request set for release Wednesday, according to the Office of Management and Budget.

    • Apr. 10, 2013
  7. Sylvia M. Burwell, President Obama's nominee for federal budget chief received a half-million-dollar signing bonus from her last job as president of Walmart's charitable arm, according a recent financial disclosure form. Thomas Brown / Staff

    OMB nominee received $500K signing bonus as head of Walmart Foundation

    President Obama’s nominee for federal budget chief received a half-million-dollar signing bonus from her last job as president of Walmart’s charitable arm, according a recent financial disclosure form.

    • Apr. 9, 2013

  8. Obama nominates economic aide as OMB deputy director

    President Obama is looking to promote one of his longest serving economic aides, nominating Brian Deese to be deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget.

    • Apr. 2, 2013

  9. Former federal IT execs call for cybersecurity changes

    A group of former federal information technology executives are calling on the administration to change the way it assesses the cybersecurity of federal networks.

    • Mar. 27, 2013
  10. Agencies are under orders to freeze or reduce the amount of real estate they own and lease at 2012 levels or less. File

    OMB sets no-growth policy on federal real estate footprint

    Agencies are under orders to freeze or reduce the amount of real estate they own and lease at 2012 levels or less.

    • Mar. 18, 2013
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